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1The TSA PreCheck Application Program refers 

to the DHS Trusted Traveler Program that TSA 

operates to determine if individuals are low-risk 

and may receive expedited screening. TSA 

PreCheck refers to expedited screening provided by 

TSA. 

2See Notice, 78 FR 72922 (December 4, 2013). 

1995, U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (ICE), the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS), will submit 

the following Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance. This information 

collection was previously published in 

the Federal Register on April 27, 2021, 

allowing for a 60-day comment period. 

The purpose of this notice is to allow an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until August 9, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of the publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Lois J. 

Burrows, Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer, 202–732–4812, email: 

lois.j.burrows@ice.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information should address one or more 

of the following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

New Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Flight 

Manifest/Billing Agreement. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: U.S. 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. The Flight Manifest/Billing 

Agreement collects information for the 

purpose of confirming Space Available 

passengers on any ICE-chartered flight 

and to facilitate the effective billing of 

those passengers for the full coach fare 

of their seats on the flight. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents: The estimated total 

number of respondents for this 

information collection is 250 and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

.25 hours. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The estimated annual burden 

is 63 hours. 

Dated: July 6, 2021. 

Scott Elmore, 

PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14633 Filed 7–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Transportation Security Administration 

[Docket No. TSA–2014–0001] 

TSA PreCheck® Application Program 

Fees 

AGENCY: Transportation Security 

Administration, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Transportation Security 

Administration (TSA) administers the 

TSA PreCheck® Application Program 

(also known as the TSA Pre✓®

Application Program), in which 

members of the public may apply to be 

eligible for expedited airport security 

screening. To apply for TSA PreCheck 

Application Program eligibility, 

individuals voluntarily provide 

biometric and biographic information 

that TSA uses to conduct a security 

threat assessment and those applicants 

pay a fee to cover the cost to operate the 

TSA PreCheck Application Program. In 

this Notice, TSA announces the 

anticipated launch of additional 

enrollment providers who will be able 

to establish additional price points for 

the TSA PreCheck Application Program. 

These enrollment providers are planned 

to become available in 2021 to increase 

opportunities to apply for membership 

in the program. TSA will announce the 

details and pricing for these new 

enrollment options, when available, via 

https://www.tsa.gov/precheck. 

DATES: This notice is applicable July 9, 

2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anne Walbridge, Transportation 

Security Administration, 6595 

Springfield Center Drive, Springfield, 

VA 20598–6047; 571–227–2329; or 

email at TSAPrecheckEnrollment@

dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability of Notice Document 

You can get an electronic copy of 

published documents through the 

internet by— 

(1) Searching the electronic Federal 

Docket Management System (FDMS) 

web page at http://www.regulations.gov; 

or 

(2) Accessing the Government 

Publishing Office’s web page at http:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/ 

collection.action?collectionCode=FR to 

view the daily published Federal 

Register edition; or accessing the 

‘‘Search the Federal Register by 

Citation’’ in the ‘‘Related Resources’’ 

column on the left, if you need to do a 

Simple or Advanced search for 

information, such as a type of document 

that crosses multiple agencies or dates. 

In addition, copies are available by 

writing or calling the individual in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

I. Summary 

The TSA PreCheck Application 

Program (TSA PreCheck) is a voluntary, 

expedited security screening program 

connecting low-risk travelers departing 

from the United States with smarter 

security and a better air travel 

experience.1 There are approximately 10 

million members in the TSA PreCheck 

Application Program. Individuals 

enrolled in the TSA PreCheck 

Application Program are eligible to 

receive expedited screening at U.S. 

airports. As explained in the December 

4, 2013 Notice in the Federal Register,2

membership in the TSA PreCheck 

Application Program is within the sole 

discretion of TSA. Individuals may also 

receive TSA PreCheck expedited 

screening via membership in other 

programs such as certain U.S. Customs 


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3The Known Traveler Number is a component of 

Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD), which is 

defined in TSA Secure Flight regulations at 49 CFR 

1560.3. See also the Secure Flight regulations at 49 

CFR part 1560. 

4See 49 CFR 1572.103 for the criminal standards 

that apply to TSA PreCheck applicants. 5 Individuals who apply for membership in the 

TSA PreCheck Application Program must be U.S. 

citizens, U.S. Nationals, or Lawful Permanent 

Residents. 6For instance, an individual who interferes with 

security screening or brings a weapon to the 

security checkpoint would be deemed ineligible for 

TSA PreCheck expedited screening. 7See 49 U.S.C. 114; § 540 of the DHS 

appropriations act of 2006, Public Law. 109–90 (119 

Stat. 2064, 2088–89, Oct. 18, 2005). 

8See § 540, Id. 

9TSA Modernization Act, Division K—Title I of 

the FAA Reauthorization Act § 1937, Public Law 

115–254, 132 Stat. 3186 (Oct. 5, 2018). 

10Enrollment providers will be responsible for 

fees imposed by the FBI. 

and Border Protection (CBP) Trusted 

Traveler Programs. These individuals do 

not pay a fee to TSA for membership in 

such other programs. 

TSA established the TSA PreCheck 

Application Program in December 2013 

to expand access to expedited screening 

to individuals who voluntarily provide 

information that TSA uses to determine 

whether the traveler is low risk. TSA 

uses biographic and biometric 

information the applicant provides to 

conduct a security threat assessment 

(STA) that includes review of criminal 

history, immigration, intelligence, and 

regulatory violation records. As part of 

the enrollment process, TSA requires 

that applicants present governmentissued identity documents with a photo 

to prove their identity. To prepare for 

REAL ID enforcement, in advance of the 

REAL ID card-based enforcement 

deadline, TSA will require new TSA 

PreCheck applicants as well as renewal 

applicants to provide a REAL IDcompliant document if enrolling with a 

state-issued identity document. 

Applicants must also prove they are a 

U.S. person as required by the program. 

Following enrollment, TSA evaluates 

the information generated by the vetting 

process to determine whether the 

individual poses a low risk to 

transportation and national security. 

Once completed, the STA remains valid 

for five years, provided the individual 

continues to meet the eligibility 

standards. At the end of the five-year 

term, individuals wishing to maintain 

their TSA PreCheck eligibility must 

renew their membership in the program 

which includes a new STA. 

If TSA determines that the applicant 

is low risk, TSA issues a Known 

Traveler Number (KTN) 3 that the 

individual can use when making flight 

reservations. Enrollment in the TSA 

PreCheck Application Program and use 

of the associated KTN do not guarantee 

that an individual will receive 

expedited screening at airport security 

checkpoints. TSA retains an element of 

randomness to maintain 

unpredictability for security purposes, 

and travelers with valid KTNs may be 

selected for standard or enhanced 

physical screening on occasion. 

An individual is ineligible for a KTN 

and thus access to TSA PreCheck 

expedited screening if TSA determines 

that the individual poses a risk to 

transportation or national security; has 

committed certain criminal acts; 4 does 

not meet the immigration status 

standards; 5 has committed regulatory 

violations; 6 or is otherwise not a lowrisk traveler. TSA notifies individuals 

who it determines are ineligible for a 

KTN through the TSA PreCheck 

Application Program in writing, and 

they continue to undergo standard 

screening at airport security 

checkpoints. 

TSA is required by law to charge a 

non-refundable fee to cover the costs of 

operating the TSA PreCheck 

Application Program.7 Collecting 

biographic and biometric information 

from applicants, conducting the STA, 

adjudicating the results of the STA, and 

managing the program 8 generate costs 

for TSA, the enrollment provider, and 

the Federal Bureau of Investigation 

(FBI). The current initial application 

and renewal fee for the TSA PreCheck 

Application Program is $85.00. The fee 

will remain no more than $85 for 

individuals enrolling through the 

Universal Enrollment Services 

enrollment provider. 

II. Discussion of Future Program 

Adjustments 

The TSA PreCheck Application 

Program is a successful trusted traveler 

program that improves the travel 

experience for approximately 10 million 

travelers. Recent statutory changes 

aimed at increasing membership in the 

TSA PreCheck Application Program 

require TSA to expand the number of 

companies providing enrollment 

services. Specifically, section 1937 of 

the TSA Modernization Act requires 

TSA to add at least two enrollment 

vendors to the program.9 On January 9, 

2020, TSA announced that it selected 

Alclear, LLC; IDEMIA, and; Telos 

Identity Management Solutions, LLC as 

enrollment providers as part of a full 

and open competition posted on 

FedBizOps. These vendors will be free 

to compete in the marketplace to offer 

creative enrollment products using new 

locations, procedures, systems, and fees 

to gain program applicants. TSA will 

review and approve vendor platforms to 

ensure they meet the latest 

cybersecurity requirements before a 

vendor can begin processing 

applications. Note that TSA, through the 

Universal Enrollment Services contract, 

will continue to offer the existing TSA 

PreCheck Application Program products 

and fees after the new providers begin 

to operate. The fee to apply for initial 

membership and to renew membership 

in the TSA PreCheck Application 

Program will not exceed $85 for 

individuals enrolling through the 

Universal Enrollment Services 

enrollment provider. 

TSA anticipates that the new 

enrollment providers will begin 

enrolling applicants in 2021. Each new 

enrollment provider will be authorized 

to establish its own fees to cover the 

cost of services it provides to applicants. 

While vendor fees may vary to cover the 

costs of their enrollment products and 

services,10 TSA will continue to collect 

the TSA component of the fee for all 

individuals who apply for and renew 

memberships. Therefore, regardless of 

the fee each new enrollment provider 

establishes for its services, the three 

vendors must continue to remit TSA’s 

component to cover the TSA costs to 

operate the program. The TSA 

component recovers the costs to analyze 

the immigration, terrorism, criminal, 

and regulatory violation information 

generated in the checks of the various 

databases; determine whether 

applicants have a disqualifying factor or 

are eligible for the TSA PreCheck 

Application Program; notify applicants 

of TSA’s determination; issue KTNs to 

eligible individuals; conduct research 

and development for innovative 

enhancements to improve the TSA 

PreCheck Application Program 

enrollment and the TSA PreCheck 

expedited screening experience; and 

continue to monitor databases and 

information to confirm that the 

members remain low risk. 

The STA that TSA conducts will 

cover a term of five years and must be 

renewed with TSA at the end of that 

term if an individual wishes to maintain 

their TSA PreCheck eligibility. Vendors 

will be permitted to offer shorter 

duration memberships (e.g., one-year 

memberships) but must still remit the 

TSA component fee at initial enrollment 

to TSA to cover TSA’s 5-year costs. If a 

member allows the membership to lapse 

for any period of time and subsequently 

applies for renewal, the vendor must 

remit the TSA component fee again. 


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1 In general, individuals must be given an initial 

registration period of no less than 180 days to 

register for TPS, but the Secretary has discretion to 

provide for a longer registration period. See 8 U.S.C. 

1254a(c)(1)(A)(iv). Historically, the length of the 

initial registration period has varied. Compare 66 

FR 14214 (March 9, 2001) (18-month initial 

registration period for applicants under TPS 

designation for El Salvador) with 80 FR 36346 (June 

24, 2015) (180-day initial registration period for 

applicants under TPS designation for Nepal). In 

recent years this period has generally been limited 

to the statutory minimum of 180 days, although 

later extensions of the initial registration period 

have also been announced for some countries. See, 

e.g., 81 FR 4051 (Jan. 25, 2016) (setting 180-day 

initial registration period during extension and 

redesignation of South Sudan for TPS); 78 FR 1866 

(Jan. 9, 2013) (setting 180-day initial registration 

period during extension and redesignation of Sudan 

for TPS); but see 75 FR 39957 (July 13, 2010) 

(extension of previously announced initial 180-day 

registration period for Haiti TPS applicants to allow 

more time for individuals to apply). After 

evaluating whether to limit the initial registration 

period for TPS under this new designation of 

Yemen to the statutory minimum of 180 days, DHS 

has determined that it will provide the full 18 

months of this designation for applicants to file 

their initial registration Form I–821 and, if desired, 

Form I–765 to obtain employment authorization 

documentation. Limiting the initial registration 

period to 180 days may place a burden on 

applicants who are unable to timely file but would 

otherwise be eligible for a grant of TPS. In addition, 

permitting registration throughout the entirety of 

the designation period could reduce the operational 

burden on USCIS, as incoming applications may be 

spread out over a longer period of time. This 

extended registration period is both in keeping with 

the humanitarian purpose of TPS and will better 

advance the goal of ensuring ‘‘the Federal 

Government eliminates . . . barriers that prevent 

immigrants from accessing government services 

available to them.’’ See Executive Order 14012, 

Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems 

and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts 

for New Americans, 86 FR 8277. 

To attract new applicants to the TSA 

PreCheck Application Program, an 

enrollment provider may choose to offer 

additional services or other incentives 

to TSA PreCheck applicants, beyond 

membership in the program, as part of 

its program fee. For instance, an 

enrollment provider may offer discounts 

for travel related products. 

TSA will ensure all enrollment 

options and membership fees are 

publically available on the TSA website 

once multiple vendors are operational. 

Applicants can use this publically 

available information to choose the 

enrollment option that best meets their 

needs based on the enrollment service 

offerings, convenience of enrollment 

center locations, pricing, and incentives. 

TSA will announce the details of these 

new enrollment options, when 

available, via https://www.tsa.gov/ 

precheck. 

Dated: July 1, 2021. 

Thomas L. Bush, 

Acting Executive Assistant Administrator, 

Operations Support. 

[FR Doc. 2021–14518 Filed 7–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services 

[CIS No. 2690–21; DHS Docket No. USCIS– 

2015–0005] 

RIN 1615–ZB76 

Extension and Redesignation of 

Yemen for Temporary Protected Status 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

ACTION: Notice of Temporary Protected 

Status extension and redesignation. 

SUMMARY: Through this Notice, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) announces that the Secretary of 

Homeland Security (Secretary) is 

extending the designation of Yemen for 

Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 

months, from September 4, 2021, 

through March 3, 2023, and 

redesignating Yemen for 18 months, 

effective September 4, 2021, through 

March 3, 2023. The extension allows 

currently eligible TPS beneficiaries to 

retain TPS through March 3, 2023, so 

long as they otherwise continue to meet 

the eligibility requirements for TPS. The 

redesignation of Yemen allows 

additional individuals who have been 

continuously residing in the United 

States since July 5, 2021, to obtain TPS, 

if otherwise eligible. Through this 

Notice, DHS also sets forth procedures 

necessary for Yemeni nationals (or 

individuals having no nationality who 

last habitually resided in Yemen) either 

to submit an initial registration 

application under the redesignation and 

apply for an Employment Authorization 

Document (EAD) or, if they already have 

TPS, to re-register under the extension 

and to apply for renewal of their EADs 

with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS). USCIS will issue new 

EADs with a March 3, 2023 expiration 

date to eligible beneficiaries under 

Yemen’s TPS designation who timely 

reregister and apply for EADs under this 

extension, or who timely register and 

apply for EADs under this 

redesignation. 

DATES: 

Extension of Designation of Yemen for 

TPS: The 18-month extension of the 

TPS designation of Yemen is effective 

September 4, 2021, and will remain in 

effect through March 3, 2023. The 60- 

day re-registration period runs from July 

9, 2021 through September 7, 2021. 

(Note: It is important for re-registrants to 

timely re-register during this 60-day 

period and not to wait until their EADs 

expire.) 

Redesignation of Yemen for TPS: The 

18-month redesignation of Yemen for 

TPS is effective September 4, 2021, and 

will remain in effect through March 3, 

2023. The initial registration period for 

new applicants under the Yemen TPS 

redesignation begins on July 9, 2021 and 

will remain in effect through March 3, 

2023.1

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

• You may contact Andria Strano, 

Acting Chief, Humanitarian Affairs 

Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services, U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security, by mail at 5900 Capital 

Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 

20746, or by phone at 800–375–5283. 

• For further information on TPS, 

including guidance on the reregistration process and additional 

information on eligibility, please visit 

the USCIS TPS web page at http://

www.uscis.gov/tps. You can find 

specific information about this 

extension of Yemen’s TPS designation 

by selecting ‘‘Yemen’’ from the menu on 

the left side of the TPS web page. 

• If you have additional questions 

about TPS, please visit uscis.gov/tools. 

Our online virtual assistant, Emma, can 

answer many of your questions and 

point you to additional information on 

our website. If you are unable to find 

your answers there, you may also call 

our USCIS Contact Center at 800–375– 

5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). 

• Applicants seeking information 

about the status of their individual cases 

may check Case Status Online, available 

on the USCIS website at http://

www.uscis.gov, or visit the USCIS 

Contact Center at uscis.gov/ 

contactcenter. 

• Further information will also be 

available at local USCIS offices upon 

publication of this Notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Abbreviations 

BIA Board of Immigration Appeals 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS U.S. Department of Homeland 

Security 

DOS U.S. Department of State 

EAD Employment Authorization Document 

FNC Final Nonconfirmation 

Form I–765 Application for Employment 

Authorization 

Form I–797 Notice of Action 

Form I–821 Application for Temporary 

Protected Status 

Form I–9 Employment Eligibility 

Verification 

Form I–912 Request for Fee Waiver 

Form I–94 Arrival/Departure Record 


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